AI Misalignment Less Harmful Than Vapes? Debate Over Empirical Alignment Erupts
inductionheads · x · 2026-08-11
A debate has emerged within the AI community regarding the effectiveness of empirical alignment and the actual dangers of AI misalignment. One developer argued that empirical alignment has been unbelievably productive—or perhaps unnecessary—suggesting that the worst acts of misalignment currently amount to less than 10% of the damage caused by vapes.
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